Ireland’s brightest maths students are thriving. So why are experts worried about the Leaving Cert?
Irish students more than hold their own on the international stage when it comes to maths, placing highly…
The CAO points for 2026 have just been released. Find them all here
LEAVING CERT STUDENTS across the country received their results last week but this afternoon they have been told…
‘Clear the head’: Cork students reveal secrets behind eight H1 Leaving Cert results
Two Cork students who each received eight H1 grades in this year’s Leaving Cert have credited their exam…
Leaving Cert results: Tears and joy as students receive results; grades down compared with last year – The Irish Times
Main Points Across the country, tens of thousands of students have found out the results they’ve spent months…
Ireland’s long school holidays don’t suit the modern family — but who’s going to change them?
The Leaving Cert is finishing, school corridors are emptying, and parents around the country are quietly realising that…
SEC apologises for error in Leaving Cert biology, claims no AI used in developing paper
The State Examinations Commission has apologised for an error on Tuesday’s Leaving Cert biology paper following concerns that…
Leaving Cert holiday: How parents can prepare teenagers for their first solo getaway
BEFORE letting her children — now aged between 18 and 26 — go on a post-Leaving Cert holiday,…
Erasing women? Anger as Leaving Cert asks re ‘pregnant person’
Political representatives and women’s groups have been sharply critical of the decision to use the “meaningless” phrase ‘pregnant…
State exams 2026: Reassurance offered after Leaving Cert maths ‘struck bum note’
Leaving Cert maths paper 1 may have “struck a bum note” with some students, with a very testing…
‘I’m really looking forward to being done’: Young Cork drag queen among those sitting Leaving Cert
One of Ireland’s youngest drag artists is proving that even queens can’t escape the wrath of State examinations…
Students warned not to heed AI Leaving Cert predictions
Exam authorities have warned students against using AI predictions on what topics and questions might appear on this year’s…
Leaving and Junior Cert practicals deferred due to fuel protests
A number of Leaving Cert and Junior Cert practical exams which had been due to take place on…